as in pageants
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the larger-than-life spectaculars that make Las Vegas attractive to people with little interest in gambling
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Recent Examples of spectaculars
Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Each December, cities around Europe transform into twinkling holiday spectaculars, hosting Christmas markets and general cheer, where the hot cocoa flows like a river.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.
—Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
The ring formed was from the pyrotechnics resort employees use during Disneyland’s nighttime spectaculars.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Each December, cities around Europe transform into twinkling holiday spectaculars, hosting Christmas markets and general cheer, where the hot cocoa flows like a river.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.
—Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
The ring formed was from the pyrotechnics resort employees use during Disneyland’s nighttime spectaculars.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectaculars
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From competitive cheerleading and dance to beauty pageants, my mother put me in it all.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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For adult pageants, the organization will send Lianet Aguilera to Miss Supranational and Juan Daniel Naranjo to Mister Supranational, both contests held in Poland.—
Sarah Moreno
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Interpretive exhibits, wind in the oak forests and eagles drifting below reveal the site’s enduring significance, while rangers and tribal partners share how these mounds remain living heritage, not relics.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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While celebrating a successful 2025–26 school year, Ramona FFA members are already preparing for a busy summer season that includes agricultural mechanics projects, landscape design exhibits and livestock competitions at both the San Diego County Fair and the Ramona Junior Fair.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Whether Washington's political class loves it or hates it, the White House lawn is about to host one of the wildest sports spectacles in American history.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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On Tuesday, rodeo lovers and animal welfare advocates descended on downtown Los Angeles to argue for and against a draft ordinance that would ban the hooved spectacles within the city.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Production’s involvement in paying for cast extravaganzas is something Monique brought up in a confessional interview during season 10.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Mar. 2026
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Every year, these flashy performances — from classic movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms to Bond themes to power ballads — are the highlight of an already ridiculously flashy ceremony.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Here is a list of must-see exhibitions.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
9 June 2026
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Visitors can expect a radically different experience from previous exhibitions, with a new route and a unique showcasing of global talent.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The games were neither displays of baseball elegance nor overpowering runaways.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Their flag, country name, and national anthem are removed from official displays.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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“Spectaculars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectaculars. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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